The Run For A Million 2026

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
Long before Western performance horse events filled arenas, the maneuvers seen in competition were part of everyday work on ranches. Stopping, turning, rating cattle and reading a cow were skills built out of necessity by working cowboys and cowgirls, and those traditions remain at the center of the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge at The Run For A Million. This year, Markel Horse Insurance will once again help celebrate that connection as the returning sponsor of the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge.

The Run For A Million will be held August 11 through 15 at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. The Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge will begin Thursday morning, August 13, with the rein work, while the cow work will be held Friday, August 14, during the ticketed performance.

The Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge showcases competitors from some of the most recognized working ranches in the United States and Mexico. These cowboys and cowgirls are not only talented horsemen and horsewomen, but also the people who use their horses every day as part of ranch life.

“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦,” 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 – 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.”

𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥, “𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭.”

The 2026 Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge will feature 10 ranches: 6666 Ranch, Las Tunas Performance Horses, O RO Ranch, The Pitchfork Ranch, R.A. Brown Ranch, Silver Spur Ranches, Singleton Ranches, Tongue River Ranch, Wagonhound Land & Livestock, and XIT Ranch.

Last year, Lydia Brown of R.A. Brown Ranch claimed the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge championship, adding her name to the list of competitors who have represented the ranching industry on one of the biggest stages in Western performance horse competition.

Nathan Canaday, President of Operations, Horse Division Manager and Veterinarian at the 6666 Ranch, is a driving force behind the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge.

“𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩,” 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘺. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘭’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦.”

The Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge is one of several events that make The Run For A Million a showcase for multiple segments of the Western performance horse industry, including reining, reined cow horse, cutting and ranching. With Markel’s continued support, the event will once again recognize the ranch horses and riders who remain at the heart of the Western way of life.

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The Run For A Million is the richest event in the history of reining and one of the most exciting events in the Western performance horse industry. Created by Taylor Sheridan and hosted at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Run For A Million brings together top competitors in reining, reined cow horse, cutting and ranching for a week of elite competition and entertainment. The event continues to grow as a premier stage for Western performance horse athletes, owners, sponsors and fans from across the world.

There will never be another - and wow - to get a front row seat watching a legend we will talk about for all time! Congratulations to Hailey Kinsel and the one and only Sister!

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Congratulations to Jessie Hemphill, who has earned the final qualifying spot in The Run For A Million Breakaway Roping Showcase by leading the PWR Challenger Division standings as of June 14!

With Jessie securing the final position, the field is officially set for an exciting showdown in Las Vegas. Get ready for an incredible display of speed, precision, and top-tier breakaway roping as these talented competitors battle it out on one of Western sports' biggest stages.

Join us in congratulating Jessie, and all of the qualified competitors, as they prepare for The Run For A Million! 🤠🔥

🎉 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬! 🎉

Congratulations to Hailey Jo Hall, who has secured her spot in The Run For A Million Breakaway Roping Showcase by leading the PWR Pro Division standings as of June 14!
With the field continuing to take shape, the excitement is building for an incredible showcase of speed, precision, and elite competition. We can't wait to watch Hailey compete under the bright lights in Las Vegas.

Join us in congratulating Hailey on earning her place at The Run For A Million! 🤠🔥

🏆 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐭! 🏆

The final three qualifiers for The Run For A Million Breakaway Roping Showcase have officially been announced!

Congratulations to Cheyenne Claxton, who secured the #1 qualifying position from the 2027 PWR Limited Division standings as of June 14.

Join us in congratulating Cheyenne as she heads to Las Vegas to compete on one of the biggest stages in Western sports. The excitement is building, and we can't wait to see this talented group battle it out in the Breakaway Roping Showcase!

See you at The Run For A Million! 🤠🔥

PWR

.🇨🇦 History Was Made at the Calgary Stampede.

What an incredible night for the sport of reining.

For the very first time, reining took center stage at the Calgary Stampede, introducing one of the world's premier western horse sports to thousands of fans at The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. From the first horse entering the arena to the final stop of the evening, the inaugural Calgary Stampede Reining Showcase showcased the athleticism, precision, and partnership that make our sport so special.

Congratulations to our Invitational riders and their incredible equine partners:

🥇 Champion
Dany Tremblay & Legitness (SG Frozen Enterprize × Whizzen For Chex) — 150

🥈 Reserve Champion
Shawn Flarida & White N Hot Electric (Mr Electric Spark × Steppin White Out) — 149

🥉 Third Place
Jason Vanlandingham & Sparkin Off Spooks (Smart Spook × Whizin Off Sparks) — 147

4th
Shawna Sapergia & HA Tune Of A Mobster (HF Mobster × HA Lena Smart Tune) — 146

5th
Kole Price & Spooks Big Bang (Spooks Gotta Gun × Lucky Little Latte) — 145

6th
Jordan Larson & Xtra Ruf Wimpy (Wimpys Little Step × A Ruf Gal) — 142.5

A heartfelt thank you to the Calgary Stampede for welcoming the sport of reining to one of the most iconic western events in the world. Thank you to The Xhibition team for the vision, the horse owners for providing such outstanding horses, the riders for embracing this unique challenge, and every sponsor, volunteer, and fan who helped make this inaugural event a success.

This wasn't just another horse show—it was the beginning of something much bigger.

We hope this is the first of many Calgary Stampede Reining Showcases, and we can't wait to watch this event continue to grow for years to come.

Thank you for making history with us. 🇨🇦🤠

🏆🎉 Congratulations to Bailey Gubert, on securing her spot in the inaugural The Run For A Million Breakaway Roping Showcase at the PWR Last Chance Qualifier Open Aggregate- Hamilton! 🎉🏆

Bailey punched her ticket to Las Vegas and will now have the opportunity to compete at The Run For A Million.

🎰 See you in Las Vegas!
📸 Images and results courtesy of PWR.

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝟏, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝟐 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧.

If you have a horse you would be willing to possibly lease to one of these competitors, we would love to hear from you. Our office is compiling a list of owners who are open to discussing the opportunity with international contestants.

By asking to be added to the list, you are not guaranteeing that your horse will be available. It simply lets us know that you are willing to visit with a competitor about the possibility.

To be added to the list, please contact Meredith Harrison at 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐌𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 or call The Run For A Million event office Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.

Thank you for helping us welcome these international competitors to The Run For A Million.

Do you know what Andrea Fappani, Gina Maria Schumacher Casey Deary Performance Horses, Kole Price Performance Horses, and Jason Vanlandingham Reining Horses all have in common?

They all qualified for this year’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 through last year’s $100,000-added Open Shootout.

𝙉𝙤𝙬, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣.

Entries are open for the 2026 $𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐤 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭, where the Top 5 riders will advance to compete in the 2027 Million Dollar Competition.

Entries are due 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, so don’t wait. Get entered now for your chance to earn your spot on reining’s biggest stage.

📸 by Carolyn Simancek